CUMBRIA GEOCONSERVATION - CARBONIFEROUS (360 - 300 Ma) LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY ADOPTED FOR LOCAL GEOLOGICAL SITES GROUP SOUTH CUMBRIA GROUP NORTH AND WEST STAINMORE TROUGH ALSTON BLOCK GROUP NORTHUMBERLAND TROUGH Chronostratigraphy CUMBRIA AND SOLWAY BASIN Becklees Fm W Warwickshire E Canonbie Bridge Fm WESTPHALIAN D Whitehaven Sandstone Group S Warwickshire Group Eskbank Wood Fm Fm T P Pennine Upper Coal Measures Fm BOLSOVIAN H Pennine Middle Coal Pennine Coal Pennine Middle Coal Measures A DUCKMANTIAN L Pennine Coal Measures Fm Pennine MCM Fm Measures Group Fm I Measures Group Pennine Lower Coal Pennine Lower Coal A Pennine Lower Coal Measures Fm LANGSETTIAN Measures Fm Measures Fm Pennine LCM Fm N Stainmore Fm YEADONIAN N Stainmore Fm Stainmore Fm Stainmore Fm MARSDENIAN A KINDERSCOUTIAN M ALPORTIAN CHOKIERIAN U R Yoredale Group ARNSBERGIAN Millstone Grit Group Pendleton Formation Stainmore Fm Stainmore Fm Stainmore Fm Stainmore Fm I Yoredale Group A Craven Group Bowland Shale PENDLEIAN N Alston Fm Yoredale Group Alston Fm Alston Fm Alston Fm Alston Fm BRIGANTIAN Urswick Limestone Fm Knipe Scar Limestone Fm Melmerby Scar Eskett Limestone Fm Tyne Limestone Fm ASBIAN Potts Beck Fm Limestone Fm Frizington Limestone Marsett Fm V Park Limestone Fm Ashfell Limestone Fm HOLKERIAN Fm I Dalton Fm Ashfell Sst Fm Fell Sandstone Fm S Ravenstonedale Group Great Scar Limestone Breakyneck Scar E Red Hill Limestone Fm ARUNDIAN Group Great Scar Limestone Fm Border Group A Limestone Group N Brownber Fm Lyne Fm Scandal Beck Limestone Martin Limestone Fm Fm CHADIAN Coldbeck Fm Marsett Fm T Ravenstonedale O Marsett Fm Stone Gill Limestone Fm Ballagan Fm U Group R CVF Marsett Fm N Inverclyde Group A Ravenstonedale Gp I Birrenswark Volcanic Fm COURCEYAN S Pinskey Gill Fm I A Kinnesswood Fm N Fm - Formation DEVONIAN CVF - Cockermouth Volcanic Formation Adapted from STONE, P, MILLWARD, D, YOUNG, B, MERRITT, J W, CLARKE, S M, McCORMAC, M, and LAWRENCE, D J D, 2010. British Regional Geology: Northern England (Fifth edition). (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey). .